"Goal Setting" Article by Tina Zawila

Welcome to Week 2 of 2013...how are those Resolutions going?

If you are like most of us, you will have made a few New Year’s resolutions, even if it was just in your head, and even if you think that New Year’s resolutions are pointless.

So how are you going?  Making progress?

Remember, if you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got.

There is no better time than the start of a new year to make some changes.

There is power in goal setting.  The keys to success are:

·         Be specific – how much (quantity), and by when (a specific time and date)

·         Set goals that will stretch you

·         Write your goals out in detail and keep them nearby, in your wallet, your diary or on your bedside table

·         Review your goals at least twice a day

·         Consider setting a “breakthrough goal” – one that will change your life, bring new opportunities, and take you to a new level in your life.  We sometimes refer to these as “BHAG’s” – Big Hairy Audacious Goals!

Determine what specific actions or steps you need to take to help you accomplish your goals and put them on your daily to-do list.  If you have set goals that will stretch you, this isn’t going to happen overnight, you will need to take small steps that move you toward those goals each and every day.

 

Monitor your progress, and pay attention...your results don’t lie.  If what you are doing isn’t working, make changes.  The road from point A to point B is rarely a straight line.  Ask for feedback and help.  Find someone who will hold you accountable and make sure you do what you say you will do.  There is someone out there who has done what you want to do, and is willing to help you, you just need to ask.

Success takes time, effort, perseverance and patience.

If you are thinking, I’ve read all of this before, and I’ve even tried this before, but you still aren’t where you want to be in business and life, then I would challenge you to consider whether you really have followed the process and taken the actions.  To know and not to do, is not to know. At the end of the day, talk is cheap, winners take action.  Quit procrastinating and get on with it!

Remember, these principles apply to business and personal goals – make sure you take time to set goals for both aspects of your life.

At Sothertons, we are here to support you in [Business] and [Life].  If you need someone to help you, guide you, or keep you accountable, call us on 4972 1300.